Sunbeam Corporation and Chicago Flexible Shaft Company
Model T-9
1939-1959
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Physical Qualities
Metal, plastic, Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (19.1 x 26 x 13.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Evelyn Schroedl, Baltimore
Object Number
1990.106
KITCHEN
The reflective surfaces of these kitchen tools mimic the glass and metallic exteriors of metropolitan buildings, uniting the aesthetics of the Machine Age with the art of cooking. Single-purpose appliances with electric motors replaced the labor of toasting, chopping, squeezing, and blending previously completed by household help in wealthy homes. Encased in stylish chrome-plated designs, these objects reflect a conceptual shift for kitchens from a workshop for preparing food to a culinary laboratory, engineered for efficiency.
Inscribed: On both handles 'Sunbeam'; one side at bottom, 'POPS TOAST UP KEEPS TOAST WARM', other side 'LIGHTER DARKER'; on plug 'ROYAL'; on bottom underneath (lots of writing), '...MODEL T-9.../...Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. ...'
On View at the BMA
